November 27, 2014
Africa: Interview With Stephen Karangizi, Director, African Legal Support Facility
As the African Legal Support Facility's Board holds a major meeting in the Ivorian capital, its Director, Stephen Karangizi, discusses the institution's activities and outlook.… Read more »
Africa: Building Resilience to Climate Change - World Bank and AfDB Partner to Improve Hydrological and Meteorological Systems in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank have completed a seminar on improving the hydrological and meteorological systems in Africa. Read more »
November 25, 2014
Africa: Continuing the Fight to End Violence Against Women
Violence against women is not only a human rights issue but also a matter of justice. It is about fighting it all the time, everywhere; and each of us can be an actor for change.… Read more »
November 26, 2014
East Africa: AfDB Approves Major Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihood Programs in Four Horn of Africa Countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US $133-million program that will help countries in the Horn of Africa region break free from… Read more »
November 25, 2014
Africa: AfDB Goes Orange for International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women
Location: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Read more »
November 21, 2014
Africa: Low-Income African Countries Get Go-Ahead for Green Energy, Climate Resilience and Forest Management
At the semi-annual Climate Investment Funds (CIF) governing body meetings in Washington, DC this week, countries unanimously signaled their commitment to the CIF mandate going… Read more »
November 20, 2014
Africa: Africa and Its Partners Must Focus On Integration and Build Robust Institutions and Infrastructure for Public-Private Partnerships to Succeed, Says Kaberuka
On November 20, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said, "Since Africa is the region with the second highest growth rate in the world, the deficit in terms of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Agra to Strengthen Cooperation for a Smallholder Agricultural Revolution in Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) held high-level discussions in Abidjan on Thursday, November 20 with a view to… Read more »
Africa: Energy Sector Capacity Building Diagnostic and Needs Assessment Study
The African Development Bank's NEPAD Regional Integration and Trade Department (ONRI), has published the Energy Sector Capacity Building Diagnostic and Needs Assessment Study. Read more »
November 19, 2014
Africa: African Development Bank Group Board Approves New Regional Integration Policy and Strategy
The African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday, November 19 the new Regional Integration Policy and Strategy (RIPoS) for the period… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Participates in 6th International Financial Institutions Career Fair in Seoul
The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated to the 6th International Financial Institutions Career Fair from November 10-11, 2014 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The event was… Read more »
November 18, 2014
Africa: 2014 Edition of Africa Tourism Monitor Focuses On Continent's Greatest Asset - Its People
Tourism has enormous potential to transform lives, particularly in terms of job creation and human development. In 2013 alone, the African continent welcomed 65 million visitors.… Read more »
Africa: 6th Annual Africa Public Private Partnership Conference & Showcase
The 6th annual Africa Public Private Partnership Conference & Showcase (APPP 2014) organised by AME Trade Ltd in partnership with the African Development Bank will take place… Read more »
November 14, 2014
Africa: President Kaberuka Receives Ivorian Footballer and Humanitarian Didier Drogba to Discuss Partnership to Tackle Ebola Crisis
African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka met with Didier Drogba, Ivorian footballer and humanitarian, at the AfDB headquarters in Abidjan on Friday, November 14 to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB SME Program - Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Mozambique
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Moza Banco signed a loan agreement for the equivalent of US $9 million in Mozambique Metical (MZN) on November 14, 2014. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Contribute to Food Security in 11 Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Kenya have signed on November 14, 2014, in Nairobi, a grant agreement to support the… Read more »
November 07, 2014
Africa: Madagascar to Receive U.S$37-Million AfDB Crisis Response Budget Support Loan
Following approval of combined 2014-2016 Interim Country Strategy Paper (I-CSP) & Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) Read more »
November 08, 2014
Africa: Kaberuka Commends African Businesses Pledges of $28.5m to Fight Ebola
West Africa got a sigh of relief Saturday as the African business community pledged US $28.5 million towards the fight against Ebola, which has damaged the social-economic progress… Read more »
Africa: Kaberuka Makes a Call for Individual Contributions in Fight Against Ebola
The Ebola scourge should not be taken as a problem affecting individual countries, but should be taken on by each and every African, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African… Read more »
Africa: Heads of AfDB, AU and ECA Join Forces With African Business Leaders to Launch Ebola Response Fund
At an historic meeting on Saturday, November 8 at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the African Union together with African Development Bank, the United… Read more »
November 07, 2014
Africa: AEC Voices - African Union Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
"We want a continent of good governance, democracy, respect of human rights, gender equality, justice and the rule of law" - Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, at the Opening Ceremony of the… Read more »
Africa: AEC Voices - African Union Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
"We want a continent of good governance, democracy, respect of human rights, gender equality, justice and the rule of law" - Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, at the Opening Ceremony of the… Read more »
November 06, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves US $148 Million Line of Credit to Equity Bank Limited
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on November 5, 2014 in Abidjan a US $148 million multi-sector senior Line of Credit (LoC) to Equity Bank Limited of Kenya (Equity Bank)… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President to Attend African Business Roundtable On Ebola in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, will attend the African Business Roundtable on Ebola in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 8, 2014 at the African… Read more »
Africa: US Treasury Secretary Visits AfDB-Financed Power Supply Sub-Station in Tanzania in the Context of Power Africa
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew recently paid a visit to the Sokoine electricity supply sub-station in the Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The expansion of the… Read more »
